Keeneland November gross surpasses 2014 total as Donworth tops session
Keeneland November gross surpasses 2014 total as Donworth
tops session
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Brisk trade continued at Keeneland on Tuesday when gross sales of $212,021,900 through nine sessions of the 12-day November Breeding Stock Sale exceeded total sales of $205,899,500 posted during last year's entire 11-day auction. Gains on Tuesday were driven by the strong sale of racing or stallion prospects, led by Dennis O'Neill's purchase of stakes winner DONWORTH for $550,000. On Tuesday, Keeneland sold 243 horses for $6,844,900, up 64.3 percent from the ninth session in 2014 when total sales reached $4,165,200 for 242 horses sold. The average of $28,168 increased 63.7 percent from last year's $17,212, and the median of $15,000 rose 25 percent from $12,000 in 2014. To date, Keeneland has sold 1,958 horses for $212,021,900, a 5 percent increase from $201,912,600 grossed for 2,092 horses during the corresponding period in 2014. The average of $108,285 is 12.2 percent above last year's $96,517, while the median of $45,000 equals last year. |
Donworth, a three-year-old son of Tiznow out of the Grade 1-placed Street Cry
mare Temple Street, was consigned as a racing or stallion prospect by Three
Chimneys Farm, agent for the Complete Dispersal of Regis Farms. In his most
recent race, on June 20 at Delaware Park, Donworth won the Stanton S. by 11
lengths. He was second in Keeneland's Lexington (G3) in April.
"He's a very exciting horse and a rising star," Three Chimneys Chief
Commercial Officer Case Clay said. "He won (his last race) by 11 lengths and is
graded stakes-placed. That (price) was about where we thought because there was
a lot of interest."
Selling to Eclipse Thoroughbreds for $335,000 was the winning three-year-old
Tapit colt COWBOY RHYTHM, who was consigned by WinStar Racing, agent. Cowboy
Rhythm, who scored his first victory October 18 at Keeneland, is out of the
stakes-winning Gone West mare West Coast Swing.
Ben McElroy, agent, paid $200,000 for the session's top-priced racing or
broodmare prospect, CHANTELINE, a winning three-year-old daughter of
Majesticperfection consigned by Three Chimneys Farm, agent for the Complete
Dispersal of Regis Farms. Out of the Indian Charlie mare Listen to Libby,
Chanteline is from the family of Grade 1 winner Currency Swap, Grade 3 winner
You'renotlistening and stakes winner Your Bluffing.
At $105,000, the session's highest-priced weanling is the colt from the first
crop of Preakness (G1) winner Oxbow sold to John Stuart. Fairlawn Farm consigned
the colt, who is out of the stakes-winning Air Forbes Won mare Art Fair.
The November Sale continues through Friday. Sessions start at 10 a.m. (EST). The
entire sale is streamed live at keeneland.com.
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